{"id":268242,"date":"2025-11-03T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.navigators.org\/?p=268242"},"modified":"2025-11-03T14:59:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T21:59:44","slug":"navpress-title-the-discipleship-opportunity-receives-writer-of-colour-award-at-the-2025-word-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navigators.org\/blog\/navpress-title-the-discipleship-opportunity-receives-writer-of-colour-award-at-the-2025-word-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"NavPress Title \u2018The Discipleship Opportunity\u2019 Receives Writer of Colour Award at the 2025 Word Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recent books by authors Daniel Im, Karen Stiller, and Christie Thomas were recognized as part of the guild\u2019s annual awards program, which honors the best of Canadian Christian writing from the previous year.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., (November 3, 2025) \u2014 <\/strong>A recent release from NavPress author Daniel Im<\/a> was recognized at The Word Awards<\/a>, an annual awards program hosted by The Word Guild<\/a> to honor the best of Canadian Christian writing from the previous year. Im received the Writer of Colour Award<\/a> for his 2024 book, The Discipleship Opportunity: Leading a Great-Commission Church in a Post-Everything World<\/em><\/a>. Two other NavPress titles\u2014Karen Stiller\u2019s Holiness Here<\/em><\/a> and Christie Thomas\u2019 Little Habits, Big Faith<\/em><\/a>\u2014were finalists<\/a> in the Christian Living \u2013 Personal Growth category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019m delighted to see these gifted authors recognized for their writing,\u201d says Deborah S\u00e1enz, acquisition editor for NavPress<\/a>, which is a business ministry of The Navigators<\/a>. \u201cAll three books offer deep insight and wisdom, enriching individual readers and strengthening the Church as a whole. The recognition is well deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Im<\/a> (Edmonton, Alberta) is a pastor, Bible teacher, and podcast host with a passion for the local church. In The Discipleship Opportunity<\/em>, Im offers a powerful, practical resource for church leaders seeking to navigate the challenges of today\u2019s rapidly evolving, post-pandemic, post-Christian world.
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\u201cAs I was writing this book, the question that was burning in my heart, my soul, and my mind was how we could be more faithful to Jesus\u2019 Great Commission in this \u2018post-everything\u2019 world that we\u2019re living in,\u201d Im shared upon receiving the Writer of Colour Award<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m so grateful to hear all of the stories from the pastors and the church leaders who have [\u2026] told me the ways that they have changed the way that they disciple and preach and evangelize \u2014 because the ways that we used to do it don\u2019t work anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holiness Here<\/em> by Karen Stiller<\/a> (Ottawa, Ontario) and Little Habits, Big Faith<\/em> by Christie Thomas<\/a> (Sherwood Park, Alberta) were included on the 2025 Word Awards Short List as finalists in the Christian Living \u2013 Personal Growth category. Holiness Here<\/em> invites readers to explore how holiness pervades the Christian life, even in its seeming mundanity. Little Habits, Big Faith<\/em> offers simple daily practices to support children in their spiritual growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 2001, The Word Guild<\/a> is a diverse and growing community of Canadian writers, publishing professionals, librarians, and others who share a passion for the written word and affirm a common statement of faith<\/a>. The guild\u2019s mission is \u201cto organize and serve Canadians who communicate through the written word from a Judeo-Christian worldview, so that they can increase in faith and excellence and inspire all readers.\u201d The guild\u2019s annual Word Awards program \u201cexists to encourage writers and recognize their accomplishments over the past year,\u201d offering awards in three primary categories: Unpublished Works or Writers, Published Works or Writers, and Specialty Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about The Discipleship Opportunity <\/em>and other NavPress titles, visit NavPress.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About NavPress<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NavPress<\/a> is a business ministry of The Navigators<\/a>. With a rich catalog of bestselling books, discipleship resources, and The Message\u00ae<\/sup> <\/em>Bible, NavPress equips readers \u201cto know Christ, make Him known, and help others do the same\u00ae<\/sup>.\u201d Since 2014, NavPress has been in a publishing alliance with Tyndale House Publishers<\/a>, one of the largest independently-owned Christian publishers in the world. NavPress resources are sold, distributed, and marketed worldwide through Tyndale House Publishers. NavPress, the NavPress logo, and The Message<\/em>\u00ae<\/sup> are registered trademarks of NavPress, The Navigators, Colorado Springs, CO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About The U.S. Navigators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navigators<\/a> is a ministry that shares the gospel of Jesus and helps people grow in their relationship with Him through Life-to-Life\u00ae<\/sup> discipleship<\/a>, creating spiritual generations of believers. Since its founding in 1933, The Navigators has upheld the mission \u201cto know Christ, make Him known, and help others do the same\u00ae<\/sup>.\u201d Our Worldwide Partnership<\/a> includes around 6,000 staff of 85 nationalities, serving in 123 countries. Navigators encourage spiritual growth across life stages, serving wherever people work, live, worship, and play: on college campuses and military bases as well as in urban neighborhoods, workplaces, churches, local communities, and hard-to-reach places. To learn more, visit www.navigators.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3, 2025
Mariah Franklin, Marketing and PR Content Editor
(719) 594-2563
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